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I have 725 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 675567 times
and 149 of my stories have been cherry picked.
22 of my 494 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 22 votes
Joseph Xavier Martin
My stories
Magic Portals
The precise, rectangular array of the postal boxes was both geometric in design and appealing to the appreciative eye. Behind each brown metal door,...
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- 347 reads
Bullies in retail.
Many of us, of a certain age, grew up watching the animated cartoon version of the Lewis Carroll fantasy, “Alice In Wonderland.” The greatly stylized...
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Gift Horses
Gift Horses The meaning of the phrase "never look a gift horse in the mouth" came to mind one day when we were standing in line at the Panera Bread...
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- 206 reads
Group Think
Group Think I grew up in a very good home, with eleven brothers and sisters. We lived in a blue collar neighborhood where such large families were...
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- 228 reads
Compassion in a candy bar
Compassion in a candy bar My wife Mary and I were fortunate enough to visit the Alpine Countries in Europe a few summers back. All of the story book...
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- 258 reads